I've been 4 times alone. Each time I go I'm sad because I'm the only loner there and I didn't buy anything there because nothing interested me. I met people there from other sites and they were jerks to me in person.

They always say you're guaranteed to make a friend there, but, that's a lie. People just go on about their business. I was given rude responses there as a whole. One year, I stood in line behind some chick and she was whispering to her BF about me, cause I was holding a plushie. She looked me all up and down and made me feel disgusted to stand there. The fandom hasn't been very welcome to some poor victim of abuse like myself, but at least I still am in this fandom.

Yeah I don't know, maybe I'll go, maybe I won't. I know it's not worth the +$1,000 I put into it, but I'm already crazy anyways so what the hell.

I'll definitely be there, at least in attendance. Have applied to vend but will attend whether I get in or not. Might volunteer if not accepted. This will be my seventh straight, having gone to every one hosted in Baltimore, but I'm rather crushed that it'll be my last.

This is going to be my second year attending, the first year being 2014 (I've also been to BABSCon between 2015 and 2017). While I'm disappointed this is going to be the final BronyCon, the organizers have promised it to be the biggest one yet, so I have plenty to look forward to. Heck, I even bought the highest tier badge (specifically, the Diamond Badge) in order to get the best experience possible, which is something I've never done for a brony convention before.

Hi, i was originally going to book my own room, but unfortunately the rates soared beyond my budget. I was wondering if there was anyone on here that would be willing to share a room. If necessary, i'll pay a share of the rate.

I just don't think it's worth my time and money, spending 4 days alone and pretty much walking around or wishing to buy some merch I like. I feel out of place there and it's like I'm the only one who showed up on their own. I could save my money and just commission something instead.

@TempFizzle@TempFizzlePretty much the exact same thing I experienced when I was there last year. I talked to one or two people who were nice enough to have a conversation with, but it seems like Bronycon is only a real enjoyable experience if you have a bunch of friends to go with you. Otherwise you're just kinda left to your own devices. I even tried engaging with the fandom in several ways, most notably with the MLP Card Game community (which I do NOT recommend to newcomers because the people in that particular group are elitist jerks from what I've both experienced and heard from someone who used to be really into said card game).

It just flat out wasn't a fun experience for me and I'm not sure if I want to go at all for the final one because of the horrible first impression.

Do you usually see very many minors at BronyCon or any pony convention for that matter? I'm considering going and it's probably a more pertinent question whether or not I'm too late but I'm still wondering if being a minor is any problem. MLP: FiM is one of the first shows I grew fond of, but only because of its lengthy runtime, so I ended up a minor even during the show's end. Going to a convention at all is already very off-key for me so being out of place wouldn't help.

I actually might go since it's the last one. If anyone's sharing a room and wouldn't mind me joining just for sleep (I can sleep on the floor, not a problem). If not, I suppose $500+ on a hotel isn't so bad.

i know this year we aren't doing any derpibooru events, but is there at least going to be some kind of derpibooru meetup or something? it would be cool to meet y'all but i get the feeling that most of y'all know each other well enough to kinda form your own social circles and not need/want to all get together. i'm in a bit of an awkward spot right now because this will be my first time there and i'm meeting some folks from RLPV but other than that i don't really have any solid plans for the convention itself.

unfortunately, accommodating someone else in my hotel room would be pretty impractical on all fronts because i'm staying in a cheap hotel several blocks from the convention center with only one bed and i doubt they provide rollaways.

I'm having mixed thoughts about going. Previous years weren't fun for a loner, and people can be really rude with what they say and how they act. Main reason I'd want to go is for the vendor merch, but I never buy anything.

Also the thing where they say "you're guaranteed to make a new friend" is so fake. I hate hearing it. Is it worth nearly a grand for total expenses? No, but I'm bored and have nothing to do. I like to travel and drive hundreds of miles, but the destination is never as much fun. Just a ton of money and terrible experiences with rude people from the globe. Not a single positive encounter from them.

Hotels are looking pretty booked so far. I wanted to get into the Sheraton but I didn't see any available. A few others are open about a mile away. I was about to buy a 4 night stay until I saw "Non-refundable".

Should've bought a truck. I'd have my own bed in the back seat with some battery-powered fans running and just pay for the garage parking.

@TempFizzlewhen i made my hotel reservation i decided i'd go the thrifty route and go for the cheapest place in downtown baltimore, even if it's not super close to the convention center. i settled on a hotel called the biltmore suites about 20 minutes by foot from the convention center but that hotel apparently went out of business so i got rebooked at the midtown inn, which is close to my original pick but still about 10 minutes from the convention center via light rail. it's a tiny place but they might have rooms still available.

i'm glad i didn't settle on a hotel that was really far away though. i got burned twice when i went to nightmare nights because i was basically commuting from where i lived at the time to the hotel in addison by rail, which took about an hour and a half each way. sometimes thriftiness isn't worth it.

Still no hotel. I found a hotel alert website for any openings, but there's no guarantee. I may just find one outside Baltimore, drive into the city and use a parking garage.

Hopefully I won't be too depressed like the previous years, which is why I just constantly listen to my music for a distraction. I like the drive there, lots of land to look at and good music to listen to in my car. I'll take my Tempy plush so I can sleep good at night. Also hoping to find better Tempy merch there. I'm not a fan of buying prints as much.